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Bank stocks: Is the mania ending?

November 20, 2008 — 2:33pm ET | By Jim Kim
Prince Alwaleed bin Talal is not deterred by Citi's nearly 90 percent stock slide. He plans to boost his stake to 5 percent from less than 4 percent, calling the bank's shares "dramatically... Read more...

Citigroup to offer mortgage aid

November 11, 2008 — 9:29am ET | By Jim Kim
How far are we from the bottom? Well, there are plenty of signs that we're not there yet; Fannie Mae's big loss is one indication. So it certainly can't hurt that more banks--IndyMac seems to have... Read more...

A look at Fannie's demise

October 5, 2008 — 9:40am ET | By Jim Kim
So who's to blame for the credit mess the whole country is now in? Well, it would be too easy to point a finger at any single entity. The New York Times offers an insightful look at one of several... Read more...

Profiting from the credit crisis

September 29, 2008 — 12:07pm ET | By Jim Kim
Does it ever seem that the financial services world is one big insiders game, even when it comes to regulatory activity? Here's how Business Week puts it: "Some of the finance outfits being tapped by... Read more...

Regulators change tune, bail out AIG

September 17, 2008 — 9:10am ET | By Jim Kim
Lehman Brothers wasn't worth any public money. But AIG? Well, that's another story. After the Bear Stearns, Fannie Mae and Freddie bailouts, people applauded when Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson... Read more...

Bill Gross wins big on Fannie, Freddie

September 10, 2008 — 9:21pm ET | By Jim Kim
The credit crunch has been cruel to some fund managers, notably Bill Miller of Legg Mason, who kept on buying as financial stocks kept on tanking. On the other hand, Bill Gross of on-fire Pimco, went... Read more...

Who's next to crater? WaMu?

September 10, 2008 — 9:20pm ET | By Jim Kim
The spotlight shifted a bit from Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac right back to Lehman Brothers, leaving little room for others. But the New York Times managed to squeeze in Washington Mutual, whose stock... Read more...

Regional banks at risk due to GSE preferred stock

September 9, 2008 — 11:13am ET | By Jim Kim
The bailout of Fannie and Freddie has been a rank disaster for common shareholders of the two companies. They are clearly the big losers. The preferred shares are not as widely owned, but regional... Read more...

Opportunity costs high for Morgan Stanley in GSE project

September 9, 2008 — 11:12am ET | By Jim Kim
We've discussed Morgan Stanley's behind the scenes role in the bailout of Fannie and Freddie. You've no doubt heard that Morgan Stanley stars Bob Scully and Ruth Porat headed a team of 39 executives... Read more...

The rise of a new Fannie, Freddie?

September 9, 2008 — 7:56am ET | By Jim Kim
For all the mismanagement that plagued the GSEs, they really did what they were supposed to. They expanded homeownership in America. And by moving into subprimes and other non-prime loans, they ended... Read more...
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